Great video. Love that bus, the sound of the engine, the style, everything. I remember riding on these buses back in the late 70's. Thanks spectacular66 for uploading this wonderful video.
Around 1961 in Cincinnati, I remember as a child, these newer GMC buses (they were called "Dreamliners") replacing the older GMC "orange" buses. I loved the sound of the engine and would always sit in the front of the bus so I could watch the driver and listen to the sounds that were made by the "Grant Electrolock Farebox with Vault". Those fareboxes were fun to watch (the coins would follow a path down and go around a wheel) and all of Cincinnati Transit's diesel and trolley buses had them.
I love how the old jimmys Rattle and bang going over bumps. Always held together for the long haul. I damn sure miss seeign them on the regular. GM Truck and Bus Division for life!!!!
This video was uploaded on the exact date it was recorded. Back in the 2010 Christmas season the NYCTA put out a number of their vintage fleet buses on select routes in each of the five boroughs, rotating every week. I managed to find and ride two of them that season, 1059 and 5227.
1:00 People don't realize how good these busses accelerated when they are maintained well. Detroits are amazing engines that can take abuse and lack of maintenance and still keep on going. In the northeast, these busses idled almost around the clock in the winter, so who knows how many hours some of them had racked up.
this baby sounded real nice and had some gitty up , smooth shift , brings back memories of back in the day . Wished a few were still around here in my city ..
@WMATAvids Come to New York City, for 10 days. They are running on 2 routes in each borough. You can make some fantastic videos, that will rival TTC2353s videos.
@gmcbuses From 1980 on New York City Transit should of bought all of the buses WMTA was retiring, rebuilt them, and used them to increase the fleet service increases, kept them in service 8 years longer. In 1979 all of the 5301s should of been rebuilt that NYCTA had. They could of ran till 1987. More should of went into the museum fleet. RTS buses bought through 1987, should of been only to increase the fleet.
I like these buses. The thing that GM should have done was that when they built them, they stated that if they added the wheelchair lift that they had to take the opera window out that sat behind the door. I find that to be rubbish. Also if they would have built these with a Lift-U lift, they could have remained in production. Also what would have also saved them was the relocation of the motor for the windshield wipers. If they would just take the right hand one out and relocate the left one, that would have settled the air pressure problem since both wipers would have been running at once and would be no draw on the air lines leading to the brakes. These had some good visibility out the windshield.
sadly i never got to ride a gm fishbowl.they had retired in my are norfolk va around the same time i was born.i did get to ride the flxble new look though
@gmcbuses If not for Pataki with that emissions thing. I think that was pure utter BS, because they could of ran with the low sulfer diesel fuel. As far as the accessable thing, the strategy then should of been to have them ride para transit, giving them portal to portal service, 100 para transit vehicles running in each borough. These buses wher still being made in Canada. More should of been bought from there, from 1979 on. 50 Flexible, RTS buses purchased each year to shut up the activists.
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Great video. Love that bus, the sound of the engine, the style, everything. I remember riding on these buses back in the late 70's. Thanks spectacular66 for uploading this wonderful video.
Around 1961 in Cincinnati, I remember as a child, these newer GMC buses (they were called "Dreamliners") replacing the older GMC "orange" buses. I loved the sound of the engine and would always sit in the front of the bus so I could watch the driver and listen to the sounds that were made by the "Grant Electrolock Farebox with Vault". Those fareboxes were fun to watch (the coins would follow a path down and go around a wheel) and all of Cincinnati Transit's diesel and trolley buses had them.
That Vintage GM Bus With Number 1059 Came Out The Year I Was Born In 1961.What A Great Roaring Sound.
Man, I remember when the Chicago Transit Authority(CTA)had theses 1961 buses! I used to ride on them as a kid!
I love how the old jimmys Rattle and bang going over bumps. Always held together for the long haul. I damn sure miss seeign them on the regular. GM Truck and Bus Division for life!!!!
Or GM Diesel Division for life if Canadian.
GOT DAMN!!!!! Left that truck standing still!!!! Thats a damn shame LMAO
Damn! What a kick ass ride my man Id wish our TA will do something like this. Id might come up here just for these.
What a great video. I almost felt like I was actually there.
This video was uploaded on the exact date it was recorded. Back in the 2010 Christmas season the NYCTA put out a number of their vintage fleet buses on select routes in each of the five boroughs, rotating every week. I managed to find and ride two of them that season, 1059 and 5227.
You're welcome! I love these vintage goodies!
1:00 People don't realize how good these busses accelerated when they are maintained well. Detroits are amazing engines that can take abuse and lack of maintenance and still keep on going.
In the northeast, these busses idled almost around the clock in the winter, so who knows how many hours some of them had racked up.
Not too many cities use old vintage buses, but, this is great in NYC(and I'm from Chicago)
this baby sounded real nice and had some gitty up , smooth shift , brings back memories of back in the day . Wished a few were still around here in my city ..
Excellent buses just feel the GM diesel power, buses are not the same anymore
1530FDR Good point...they just ain't the same unless they got the Detroit..
I lived in Flushing, Queens from birth to age 9. My Late Father worked for Queens Transit Corporation in College Point.
@WMATAvids Come to New York City, for 10 days. They are running on 2 routes in each borough. You can make some fantastic videos, that will rival TTC2353s videos.
WHAT A SWEET OLD GMC New Look! How's ya like it !?
@gmcbuses From 1980 on New York City Transit should of bought all of the buses WMTA was retiring, rebuilt them, and used them to increase the fleet service increases, kept them in service 8 years longer. In 1979 all of the 5301s should of been rebuilt that NYCTA had. They could of ran till 1987. More should of went into the museum fleet. RTS buses bought through 1987, should of been only to increase the fleet.
Miss the old fish bowl buses Toronto had them and they work well for them now they have these orion and nova buses they are junk
I like these buses. The thing that GM should have done was that when they built them, they stated that if they added the wheelchair lift that they had to take the opera window out that sat behind the door. I find that to be rubbish. Also if they would have built these with a Lift-U lift, they could have remained in production. Also what would have also saved them was the relocation of the motor for the windshield wipers. If they would just take the right hand one out and relocate the left one, that would have settled the air pressure problem since both wipers would have been running at once and would be no draw on the air lines leading to the brakes. These had some good visibility out the windshield.
@busrailfan It was wicked!
sadly i never got to ride a gm fishbowl.they had retired in my are norfolk va around the same time i was born.i did get to ride the flxble new look though
@Spectacular66 Yeah im thinking bout it.
Ive been told that here in Montreal we cant have our New-looks in operation even if rarely due to insurance reasons. I dont buy it!
@WMATAvids You have until the end of December to check these babies out or come back next year
@gmcbuses I use a camcorder for my videos, it's also a Canon like my DSLR
0:40 You can't do that in a newer bus. I loved riding these as a kid, I rarely see them in real life now, but I have dreams about riding them.
JPa311979 I do too!! 🚌
Oh god! I would have taken a day off from work for (I got time fo) dat! Old people board at 4:10 and ask if its a new or old bus.
Video is Anumber1. Fantastic. Try to make more videos of these buses. Curious what kind of camera you use?
What part of Flushing is the bus driving through?
@gmcbuses If not for Pataki with that emissions thing. I think that was pure utter BS, because they could of ran with the low sulfer diesel fuel. As far as the accessable thing, the strategy then should of been to have them ride para transit, giving them portal to portal service, 100 para transit vehicles running in each borough. These buses wher still being made in Canada. More should of been bought from there, from 1979 on. 50 Flexible, RTS buses purchased each year to shut up the activists.
And Newsom here, and AOC and Greta Thunberg in still more recent years. How DARE you use a FIshbowl GMC with a 6-71!!
METRO WMATA IN DC NEED TO MAKE A VERSION OF GMC FISHBOWL BUSES.
so are they doing this every xmas season
when was this video done?
what route was this on?
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@gmcbuses 60 brand new fishbowl buses should of been bought each year 1979 to 1986. They wher being made in Canada those years.